JOIN US For our innovative programs beginning this fall

Beginning in September, Barry Gelston and Claudia L’Amoreaux will be offering in-depth programs—Algebra & Programming Data Lab. We are looking for a few teens with a passion for adventure and an interest in working with other teens to research, write, make, design, code, and contribute to a better world.

IMPORTANT DATES

The Fall programs begin the week of September 15. We have limited spaces available for these first cohorts. We encourage you to apply early.

We will host a series of Hangouts for interested teens to meet us, ask questions, and tell us what excites you/what confuses you/what you think we need to add. Parents are welcome to attend. We will provide details via our Collaboratory.Zone newsletter so please subscribe to keep posted.

Details

Programs can be done individually or together. SoJo Studio and Data Lab are intended as companion courses but can also stand alone.

Each program meets 2x weekly, in our online Collaboratory.Zone via videoconferencing. The schedule is here.

Participants work their way through weekly transmedia modules (Mods) that offer a range of opportunities to Explore, Create, Connect, Reflect & Assess, and Go Deeper.

Step 1

Read the FAQ—if you still have a question please use this form:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

No, but you might actually learn to enjoy math and coding if you do join this cohort. In the Algebra & Programming immersion you’ll develop your skills through a series of fun design projects. You’ll get comfortable trying things out and getting things wrong. You’ll practice talking through problems. You’ll teach what you know to others. And especially, you’ll develop a growth mindset about math.

Journalism today takes many forms—from research and writing on a wide range of platforms, to telling stories with powerful photos, audio, and video, to citizen journalism telling the news with tools like Periscope to comics journalism (see The Nib on Medium ). SoJo Studio will support you in telling stories that are important to you, in styles that interest you. If you want to stretch your comfort zone, we’ll help you do that too. But only when you want to…

No. We’re looking for teens who want to answer for themselves questions like this: How can you trust numbers about disappearing songbirds? How can you find out how many people are homeless in your community so you can think about how to solve that challenge? How can you decipher the numbers everyone throws around on climate change? How do you know what kind of chart to use to tell stories about topics you care about? Where do you find data? What is Big Data anyway?

We believe that an essential 21st century learning and working skill is collaboration. We think the complex challenges we face on the planet require distributed intelligence—learning how to research, design, create, iterate—in teams. That takes practice. You have to collaborate to learn to collaborate. And we think effective collaboration can be incredibly fun, surprising, and can lead to unanticipated innovation.

For all the programs, we are looking for teens who are curious and passionate about contributing to their world. Our programs are especially suited to self-directed and aspiring self-directed learners.

Slideroom is the platform we are using to manage applications for the programs. When you click the apply button it will take you to the Mr Gelston on Collaboratory Zone application. You will be asked to register.

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Step 2

Fill out our online application through Slideroom.com. We’ll send you a welcome email very soon. A few weeks before your program or programs begin, we’ll schedule a video call with you (we can use Skype, Facetime, Google hangout, WebEx—you will need a webcam or smartphone). You are welcome to email us with any questions (use the form above and address it to Barry and Claudia—we’ll get back to you quickly). We look forward to meeting you!